Hair pressing comb



March29, 1938. J, DUCKWORTH HAIR PRESSING COMB Filed Sept. 18, 1936 M, w[mi 56 (A w; 1 1% J 7 31 l J r fl 9 WW; N 4 WW1. 6446i 6 m z, 6 L 45Patented Mar. 29, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,112,561 4 HAIRrnnssmor COMB James Duckworth, Chicago, Ill. Application September 18,1936, Serial No. 101,523

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a comb for use by beauty culturists.

When preparing hair for dressing it is desirable first to remove allartificial or natural kinks. It has been found in practice that this canbest be done by means of heat but difficulty has been experienced insubjecting the hair to an ironing action while being heated.

An object of the present invention is to provide a simple, compact andefficient device which can be handled readily and, after being heated,can be drawn through the hair and at the same time hold the hair undercompression so as to effect an ironing action sufiicient to remove theobjectionable kinks.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details ofconstruction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully describedand pointed out in the claims, it being understood that changes may bemade in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing fromthe spirit of the invention as claimed.

In the accompanying drawing the preferred form of the invention has beenshown.

In said drawing Figure 1 is a plan view of the device.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2, Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a plan View with the cover plate removed, a portion of oneend being in section.

Figure 4 is an enlarged section through a portion of the device showingthe connection between the sliding plate and its operating lever.

Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5, Figure 2.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference I designates thebody of the device which is in the form of a plate having a recess 2 inthe top space thereof. This recess extends from front to back of theplate and is formed with side walls 3 to one of which is secured aspring 4 extending into the recess.

Guard plates 5 areextended forwardly from the sides of the plate andinterposed between them are regularly spaced teeth 6 which are integralwith the plate. These teeth are preferably tapered in height to bluntpoints at their forward ends shown particularly in Figure 2.

A slidable plate 1 is mounted in the recess 2, its length being somewhatless than the distance between the side walls of the recess. Spring 4bears against one end of this sliding plate and holds it normally thrustagainst the opposed wall of the recess. Extending from this slidableplate along one end thereof are regularly spaced teeth 8 similar to theteeth 6 and interposed between them. It will be noted, by referring toFigure 5, that all of the teeth have their edges rounded although theirside faces are fiat so as to form ironing surfaces. 5

A loop 9 is extended upwardly from plate I and through a slot l0 formedwithin a cover plate II which is fastened to the plate I in any suitablemanner, as by means of corner screws I2.

A socket I3 is provided on this cover plate for the 10 reception of oneend of a handle [4 and this handle carries a collar I5 from whichextends an ear l6. An operating lever 11 is journalled in this ear andhas one end extending into engagement with the loop 9 while its otherend is 15 supported adjacent to the handle 14 where it can be grippedand actuated readily by the operator. A guide pin Hi can be extendedfrom lever l1 so as to work within an opening I9 in the handle.

In practice this device is thoroughly heated. Thereafter the teeth areinserted into the hair of the person being treated and lever I1 isshifted so as to slide plate 1 against the action of the spring 4 andcause the teeth 8 to move toward the teeth 6. Thus the hair will begripped firmly between the fiat faces of the cooperating teeth and bythen pulling these heated teeth through the hair they will act to ironout the artificial or natural kinks and thus quickly prepare the hairfor dressing. Both plates 1 and 1 will retain heat for a considerablelength of time and this will be transmitted by conduction to the teeth 6and 8 with the result that frequent reheating will not be required.

What is claimed is: 35

l. A hair pressing comb including a plate having a recess in one faceand teeth extending from the plate, a slide mounted in the recess, teethextending therefrom and between the teeth on the plate, a spring at oneend of the recess bearing against the slide to hold it normally in apredetermined position with its teeth spaced from the teeth of theplate, a cover plate joined to the recessed plate and overlying theslide, a handle on the cover plate, and means connected to the handlefor actuating the slide to move its teeth against the action of thespring toward and from the other teeth.

2. A hair pressing comb including a base plate having a recess, teethextending from one edge of 50 the plate and disposed at one end of therecess, a slidable plate in the recess, a spring in the recess forholding the slidable plate normally pressed in one direction, teeth onthe slidable plate extending between and normally spaced from the teethon the base plate, a cover plate secured to the base plate and having aslot, a handle extending from the cover plate, an actuating elementcarried by the handle, and means on the slidable plate extending throughthe slot for engagement by the actuating element.

3. A hair pressing comb including a base plate having a recess open atthe front and back, guard teeth extending from the sides of the plate,parallel teeth interposed between the guard teeth and extending from thebase plate, a plate slidable in the recess, yielding means in the recessfor holding the plate normally pressed against one end all of the teethhaving fiat ironing faces with 10 rounded edges.

JAMES DUCKWORTH.

